General Advertising Provisions -- The Wharton Group

1. Rates published herein are effective as of July 1, 1999, and are subject to change without notice.

2. The Wharton Group is not responsible for errors or omissions in any advertising materials provided by the advertiser or its agency.

3. All advertisements are accepted and made available by The Wharton Group upon representation by the agency and advertiser that they are authorized to make available on The Wharton Group the entire contents and subject matter thereof and that such advertisement will not violate any law or infringe upon any right of any party. In consideration of the placement of advertisements on The Wharton Group, the advertiser and agency, will jointly and severally, indemnify and save The Wharton Group and all parents, affiliates and subsidiaries of The Wharton Group harmless from and against any and all losses and expenses arising out of the appearance of such advertisements on The Wharton Group, or on the advertiser's site on the Web as linked through The Wharton Group, including without limitation, those arising from claims for suits for defamation, copyright or trademark infringement, misappropriation, violation of the Lanham Act, obscenity, indecency, violation of statutory, common law or contractual rights including, without limitation, the rights of any guild or union or rights of privacy or publicity or from any and all similar claims now known or hereafter devised. It is understood that the advertiser and the agency are jointly and severally liable for payment of invoices for advertising made available on The Wharton Group hereunder. In consideration of reviewing for acceptance, or acceptance of, any linkage to the advertiser's site on the Web, the agency and advertiser agree not to make promotional or merchandising reference to The Wharton Group in any way except with the prior permission of The Wharton Group in each instance.

4. The Wharton Group shall not be subject to any liability whatsoever for any failure to provide reference or access to all or any part of the advertising due to systems failure, technological failure of The Wharton Group or the Web, or any other cause beyond our control. The Wharton Group will not be responsible for harm due to unauthorized use of your advertisements as presented on the service by third parties, including without limitation, unauthorized reproduction and tampering by network "hackers."

5. No conditions, printed or otherwise, appearing on contracts, insertion orders or instructions which conflict with the provisions of this rate card will be binding on The Wharton Group. Except as otherwise specifically agreed by The Wharton Group and advertiser, all advertising positioning/placement clauses or conditions will be treated as requests only and cannot be guaranteed.

6. Orders for advertising shall be non-cancelable after 30 days prior to the first date on which it is scheduled to appear within The Wharton Group and through the advertising period agreed to pursuant to the insertion order.

7. Unless otherwise agreed by The Wharton Group and the advertiser, The Wharton Group shall have the right to insert the advertising in various areas of the The Wharton Group's service from time to time in its discretion.

8. The Wharton Group reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising and/or linkage to an advertiser's site on the Web for any reason at any time, including without limitation as a result of linkages to other sites on the Web included in the advertiser's site.

9. Unless otherwise specifically agreed by The Wharton Group and the advertiser, no cash discounts, volume discounts, agency commissions or other discounted rates will be available.

10. Invoices will be rendered via e-mail (or First Class U.S. mail, upon request) within 48 hours following receipt of final instructions for advertising scheduled to appear on The Wharton Group's sites. Payments are due in advance of advertising commencement date(s). Checks are payable to "The Wharton Group", P.O. Box 310185, Newington, CT 06131-0185. The Wharton Group reserves the right to delay ad insertions up to two weeks, pending the clearing of personal or company checks, on new accounts.

11. No minimum impression level is guaranteed hereunder.

12. The agreement between The Wharton Group and the advertiser shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Connecticut applicable to contracts executed and performed entirely in the State of Connecticut.

For all questions or requests, please use our Advertising Information Form. Direct e-mail inquiries may be addressed to sales@discoverfrance.net.